Rain legging



March 29, 1955 v, M. sLEYMAN RAIN LEGGING Filed July 3l, 1952 INVENTOR. 1476701? M JLEYM/V' BY j T'U/VEY United States Patent O RAIN LEGGING Victor M. Sleyman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application July 31, 1952, Serial No. 301,838

1 Claim. (Cl. 36--2) This invention relates to a rain legging to protect the lower portion of the trouser leg which is not ordinarily covered by other rain wear.

It is an object of the invention to provide a rain legging which can be easily attached to the lower portion of the trouser leg and made secure against either upward or downward displacement therefrom.

It is another object of the invention to provide a rain legging which can readily assume the shape of the lower portion of the trouser leg and will have creases to conform to the front edge and rear edge creases of the trouser egs.

It is another object of the invention to provide a rain legging which is made of one piece of sheet material and which can be attached by the mere joining together of slide fastener elements respectively Xed to the ends of the legging sheet.

It is another object of the invention to provide in a rain legging a simple plastic strip formed of one piece and having at its lower end a portion adapted to receive and retain the cuff of the trouser leg portion so as to hold the legging against upward and downward displacement from the trouser leg.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a rain legging having the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, durable, consumes little space, has a minimum number of parts, easy to apply to the trouser leg, convenient to use, of pleasing appearance and etiicient in operation.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the leggings attached to the trouser legs below the rain coat of the user;

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the rain legging unfolded and looking upon the inner side thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the rain legging detached from the trouser leg and showing the attaching portions of the vertically extending braces;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the legging;

Fig. 5 is atop plan view of a modified form of the legging wherein the slide fastener elements are disposed at the rear edge of the legging;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken generally on line 6-6 of Fig. 3 With the legging having been fixed to the trouser leg portion;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modied form of the invention and to a diierent attaching portion of the brace, there being provided a double bent portion for receiving the trouser cuif.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, 10 represents a legging embodying the features of the present invention. This legging is made from one piece of sheet material and when removed from the trouser leg and extended it will assume the shape shown in Fig. 2. This sheet material can be of waterproof fabric, plastic, rubber or any other suitable material. It may also be transparent and is preferably formed of the one piece. If it is made of fabric, the one piece will have an upper hem, 11, and a lower hem 12. In order to provide a sharp front crease, the one piece is folded at 13 and stitched along this folded crease as indicated at 14. This sharp crease Will conform to the crease in the front of the trouser leg so that the legging can assume the shape of the trouser leg. A similar crease is provided at the rear of the legging as indicated at 15 and is held by stitching 16. An outer side brace or vertical rib 17 is xed to the intermediate portion of the sheet by rivets 18. 'I'his rib is formed on its lower end in such a manner as to receive and retain the trouser culi 19. The n'b is bent so that its end extends upwardly ICC and this end has an enlargement 21 adapted to tightly bear against the trouser culic to hold the cuif contained in space 22 on the lower end of the rib. This rib can be made of plastic or of metal to have some springiness. On one end of the sheet is xed a slide fastener strip 22 having a slide 23 adapted to engage a slide fastener strip 24 on the opposite end of the piece in order to join them on the inner side of the leg. Adjacent the slide fastener 24 is a vertically extending rib 25 which is fixed by rivets 26 to the end of the sheet and having a bent up end 27 with an enlargement 28 for engaging the opposite side of the trouser cuff. These two slide fastener strips 22 and 24 are joined on the inner side of the leg. The vertically extending rib 25 is of less width than the rib 17 which extends on the outer side of the trouser leg.

In Fig. 5 there is shown a slightly different construction wherein the ribs are of the same width and form, as shown at 31 and 32. The sheet is folded to provide only one edge 33 which is retained by stitching as above described, and the ends are joined together by slide fastener elements 34 and 35. These slide fastener lemnts will be jjoined at the rear edge of the trouser leg. The rib 31 is secured by rivets 36 to the inner side of the sheet and the rib 32 is secured by rivet 37 to the opposite side. Each of these ribs has the enlarged formation at the lower end suffh as described in order to engage and receive the trouser cu In Fig. 7 there is shown a modified rib 38 which is double bent at its lower end as indicated at 39 and providing a space 40 into which the cuff is extended and is gripped by the double bent portion 39. The hem 12 extends below the lower end of the ribs so that the cuff is adequately covered and protected. With the rib being formed as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, the entire culf including the inner side of the trouser leg portion is gripped by the enlargement 21.

It will now be apparent that there has been provided a simple rain legging that is constructed of one piece and which can be joined to the trouser leg by means of vertical ribs and the attaching lower ends thereof and by simply joining together two slide fasteners at the opposite edges. It will also be apparent that by creasing and providing edges on the legging that it will adapt itself to the creases on the trouser leg.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A rain legging comprising a waterproof sheet having mating ends, a rib secured to the center of the sheet and extending across said sheet parallel to the mating end thereof, a similar rib secured adjacent to one end of said sheet, each of said ribs having an integral turned up end with an inwardly-facing enlarged portion for receiving and holding a trouser cull, slide fastener means secured to the mating ends of said sheet, and a pair of stitched creases extending across said sheet parallel to the mating ends and adapted to conform to the creases of the trousers, said stitched creases being formed by folding the waterproof sheet upon itself in the form of a U, and stitching along the base thereof.

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